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The Hidden Dropout Factor: Girls' Toilet, How States Have Improved, Who Lags Behind
Girls' Toilets In Schools: Around one in fifteen schools still lack such sanitation facilities, signalling the need for continued efforts to achieve full coverage.
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Afghan Girls Turn To Madrassas Amid Education Ban By Taliban
For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby shrine to sell to mourners visiting loved ones' graves. She dreams of becoming a doctor - but knows it is a futile dream.
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Taliban Minister Asks Government To Lift Education Ban On Afghan Girls
The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers.
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Afghan Taliban Refuses To Attend Muslim Girls' Education Summit In Pakistan
The Afghan Taliban government is not attending a global summit on girls' education in the Muslim world hosted by neighbours Pakistan.
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Haryana's Big Announcement On Girls' Education For Families Having Rs 1.8 Lakh Income
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Sunday announced free education in both government and private colleges for girls from families with an annual income of Rs 1.80 lakh in the state.
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Hundreds Of Girls Poisoned In Iran To Stop Them From Going To School
An Iranian deputy minister on Sunday said "some people" were poisoning schoolgirls in the holy city of Qom with the aim of shutting down education for girls, state media reported.
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Target To Facilitate Education Of 9 Lakh Adolescent Girls: Jharkhand Government
The objective of the Savitribai Phule Kishori Samriddhi Yojana (SPKSY) of Jharkhand government is not only providing financial assistance to adolescent girls for education, but also ensuring that the girls don’t drop out from school, and preventing child marriage.
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Afghan Women Stopped From Entering Universities After Taliban Ban
Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a day after the nation's Taliban rulers banned them from higher education.
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Taliban Allow High School Graduation Exams For Afghan Girls
A second document, signed by Habibullah Agha, the education minister who took office in September, said the tests would be held in 31 Afghan provinces. The three excluded provinces are Kandahar, Helmand and Nimroz
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Financial, Digital Literacy Empowering Adolescent Girls Of West Bengal
The financial and digital literacy training by the West Bengal state government and UNICEF is giving confidence to the adolescent girls of West Bengal.
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Afghan Women Protest After Female Students Expelled From University Dorms
About 30 Afghan women protested in front of Kabul University on Tuesday after authorities expelled students from the dormitories allegedly for breaking rules.
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Very Important For Girls To Be Educated: Aam Aadmi Party Leader
Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Wednesday said it is very important for girls to be educated, asserting that if women come forward in leadership roles, only then will the country move on the path of progress.
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India, UK Ask Taliban To Allow Afghan Girls To Return To Secondary School
India and UK have expressed their serious concern about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, violations of human rights and the hampered access of girls and women to education, a joint statement said.
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US Cancels Talks With Taliban Over U-Turn On Girls' Education: State Department
The United States abruptly cancelled meetings with the Taliban in Doha that were set to address key economic issues, officials said on Friday, after Afghanistan's Islamist rulers reversed a decision to allow all girls to return to high school classes
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"Thought Taliban Had Changed": Afghan Girls After School Banned Yet Again
Days after the Taliban staged a cruel U-turn on allowing Afghan girls back to school, Adeeba Haidari feels as if she is in prison.
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The Hidden Dropout Factor: Girls' Toilet, How States Have Improved, Who Lags Behind
Girls' Toilets In Schools: Around one in fifteen schools still lack such sanitation facilities, signalling the need for continued efforts to achieve full coverage.
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Afghan Girls Turn To Madrassas Amid Education Ban By Taliban
For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby shrine to sell to mourners visiting loved ones' graves. She dreams of becoming a doctor - but knows it is a futile dream.
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Taliban Minister Asks Government To Lift Education Ban On Afghan Girls
The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers.
-
Afghan Taliban Refuses To Attend Muslim Girls' Education Summit In Pakistan
The Afghan Taliban government is not attending a global summit on girls' education in the Muslim world hosted by neighbours Pakistan.
-
Haryana's Big Announcement On Girls' Education For Families Having Rs 1.8 Lakh Income
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Sunday announced free education in both government and private colleges for girls from families with an annual income of Rs 1.80 lakh in the state.
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Hundreds Of Girls Poisoned In Iran To Stop Them From Going To School
An Iranian deputy minister on Sunday said "some people" were poisoning schoolgirls in the holy city of Qom with the aim of shutting down education for girls, state media reported.
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Target To Facilitate Education Of 9 Lakh Adolescent Girls: Jharkhand Government
The objective of the Savitribai Phule Kishori Samriddhi Yojana (SPKSY) of Jharkhand government is not only providing financial assistance to adolescent girls for education, but also ensuring that the girls don’t drop out from school, and preventing child marriage.
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Afghan Women Stopped From Entering Universities After Taliban Ban
Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a day after the nation's Taliban rulers banned them from higher education.
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Taliban Allow High School Graduation Exams For Afghan Girls
A second document, signed by Habibullah Agha, the education minister who took office in September, said the tests would be held in 31 Afghan provinces. The three excluded provinces are Kandahar, Helmand and Nimroz
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Financial, Digital Literacy Empowering Adolescent Girls Of West Bengal
The financial and digital literacy training by the West Bengal state government and UNICEF is giving confidence to the adolescent girls of West Bengal.
-
Afghan Women Protest After Female Students Expelled From University Dorms
About 30 Afghan women protested in front of Kabul University on Tuesday after authorities expelled students from the dormitories allegedly for breaking rules.
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Very Important For Girls To Be Educated: Aam Aadmi Party Leader
Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Wednesday said it is very important for girls to be educated, asserting that if women come forward in leadership roles, only then will the country move on the path of progress.
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India, UK Ask Taliban To Allow Afghan Girls To Return To Secondary School
India and UK have expressed their serious concern about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, violations of human rights and the hampered access of girls and women to education, a joint statement said.
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US Cancels Talks With Taliban Over U-Turn On Girls' Education: State Department
The United States abruptly cancelled meetings with the Taliban in Doha that were set to address key economic issues, officials said on Friday, after Afghanistan's Islamist rulers reversed a decision to allow all girls to return to high school classes
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"Thought Taliban Had Changed": Afghan Girls After School Banned Yet Again
Days after the Taliban staged a cruel U-turn on allowing Afghan girls back to school, Adeeba Haidari feels as if she is in prison.
